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UK Marine Science in Svalbard Finlo Cottier Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) [email protected] and representing Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) NERC Activities in the Arctic •Harland Huset (BAS) ecology, glaciology, geomorphology, hydrology, atmospheric chemistry •IPY: 2 major marine projects Arctic Synoptic Basin-wide Oceanography Dynamics of Gas Hydrates in Polar Marine Environments •Oceans 2025 (Core research programme) Marine ecosystem modelling Satellite algorithms for sea ice classification Water mass transformation and tidal studies Multi-parameter Arctic time series NERC Activities in the Arctic •Current and Future Developments •Polar Sciences Working Group: “The NERC strategy and the UK national interest favour an increase in Arctic science” •MoU with Arctic Nations: Canada (2008) Shared access to logistics in Arctic and Antarctic •Ship time: James Clark Ross •Supports SIAEOS SAMS Kongsfjorden 2002-05: EU/NERC (UK) 2005-08: RCN (MariClim) 2008-09: NERC (UK) 2009-xx: NERC Map Source: NPI Mooring Site m 200 WSC m m 500 0 100 M Scientific Role TIME SERIES of marine variability •Diurnal – Interannual •Multiparameter variability PROCESS STUDIES of interactions •Atmos/Ice/Ocean/Bio/Geo •Link biotic responses to abiotic forcing BACKGROUND data •Sited in Ny Ålesund research locality •Gives a context to snapshot observations Temperature Time Series Mean Temperature 2002-08 6 o C 4 2 0 02 -2 A S 03 J A S 04 J A S 05 J A S 06 J A S 07 J A 08 S J A Seasonal Mean Temperatures 6 Summer [JJAS] o C 4 2 0 Winter [JFMA] -2 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year 2006 2007 2008 Regional Integration Marine Observatory in SIAEOS MAINTAIN •Continuation of existing operation •Banking and access to existing datasets •Continue cross-disciplinary applications EXPAND •Effective coordination of observatory activity •Technological developments •Increase the range of parameters INTEGRATE •Linkage with new marine experiments •Hub in network of Svalbard marine activity •Data distribution to community
